Scientists have identified three additional cell types in islets, including cells that secrete the hormones somatostatin, ghrelin, and pancreatic polypeptide Y. They have also discovered that the ...

Islets, also called islets of Langerhans, are clusters of cells within the pancreas that produce hormones, like insulin, to help regulate blood glucose levels. The 59-year-old male patient had ...

Research Design and Methods: Islet morphology was assessed by histological analysis. Hormone levels were measured by radioimmunoassay in control and Sst-/-mice in vivo and from isolated islets in ...

The islets chiefly contain beta- and alpha-cells that produce the hormones insulin and glucagon, respectively. Insulin is secreted into the bloodstream and acts much like a key to unlock the body ...

Clusters of cells called islets in the pancreas produce the hormone and determine the amount based on blood sugar levels. The higher the glucose, the more insulin goes into production to balance ...

Adding engineered human blood vessel-forming cells to islet transplants boosted the survival of the insulin-producing cells and reversed diabetes in a preclinical study. The new approach ...

BACKGROUND: Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing islet cell tumors of the pancreas (ACTH-ICT) are a rare cause of Cushing's syndrome with a severe and rapidly progressive clinical course.